Rapids Plungers (2-6) vs Pack Attack (2-6)
Rapids Plungers vs Pack Attack in a week 9 matchup that has huge implications for both teams! No, it has nothing to do with playoff positioning or taking over the top seed in the league. No, this game is to see who takes over sole possession of last place in the league! That’s right! The loser of this one will be all alone at the bottom of the league and likely see their season come to an end! This is clearly not what either of these teams had in mind for their week 9 games. It is worth noting that Rapids Plungers despite having the same record as Pack Attack has been a much better team and would seem to be the favorite in this game. I will however break from the norm and make a prediction on my own game. See below!
Prediction:
I have been mentioning in previous weeks how there usually is a team or two that I pick them to win and they lose and then I pick them to lose and they win. I have picked Rapids Plungers to win each of the last 5 weeks and they have lost each of those games. I picked them to lose in week 3 and they won. I have been telling each of you that I accept bribes and have a Venmo account not saying that Rapids Plungers is getting desperate abnd took me up on that offer BUT I am breaking from the norm and I am going to make a pick on this game. I am going to pick Pack Attack to have their best week of the season and put up 150 points to beat Rapids Plungers by 10. 150 to 140!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 12
- Record: Advantage Rapids Plungers at 9-3
- PPG Avg: Advantage Rapids Plungers 131.74 to 122.30
16hrs Ahead of You!! (4-4) vs PackerFANatic7 (4-4)
Both of these teams come into this weeks game in very similar fashion (go figure as they have the same record). 16hrs started fast but has since lost 4 of their last 5 games while PackerFANatic7 has been more hit and miss all season, win some and then lose some type of approach. They did get a big win last week while L. Jackson and M. Brown were both on a bye. With 6 games left, it will be interesting to see where each of these teams go from here. Will they continue to hover around .500 all season or will one of them take off and push themselves towards the top of the league?
Prediction:
PackerFANatic7 has two players that are capable of taking over a game in Ekeler and L. Jackson but outside of that I don’t love any of the other players / matchups. 16hrs too has some guys that have big time potential (J. Chase, E. Elliott, J. Jefferson) but the difference is that I see 16hrs finding points from not just those guys but I like their lineup as a whole better this week. I am going with 16hrs to find a way to get the win and move back above .500 on the season.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 4
- Record: Advantage PackerFANatic7 at 3-1
- PPG Avg: Advantage PackerFANatic7 128.98 to 118.37
pack slayer (5-3) vs Big Papa (3-5)
Big Papa has won two straight games to shoot some life into their season as they head into this week 9 matchup against pack slayer! pack slayer has been on a roll as well as they have won three straight games to put themselves in the conversation as one of top teams in the league. They not only have one of the better records but they also have scored the most points in the league which in most cases is one of the more important stats! It is also worth mentioning that Big Papa has the lowest amount of points scored this season so we have a battle of the top scoring team vs the lowest scoring team! Does this mean an easy win for pack slayer?
Prediction:
Yeah, I believe it will be an easy win for pack slayer. Mahomes is the person that scares you and he is going up against a Packers team that just held K. Murray to 2 points AND the Packers will be without Rodgers so they will be trying to slow the game down which doesn’t bode well for Mahomes and a blow up type of game. I like pack slayer to get the win.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 10
- Record: Advantage Big Papa at 6-4
- PPG Avg: Advantage Big Papa 118.35 to 110.21
BIGBOY! (7-1) vs HHH (3-5)
Things have been pretty “rosy” for BIGBOY! through 8 weeks. If you would have told me that CMC would have missed 5 full games and that BIGBOY! would still be 7-1 I would have likely said no way but that is the case. They did however get some bad news as M. Thomas is now done for the season. I know they were holding out hope that he would come back and turn into the M. Thomas of two years ago and further bolster their championship aspirations. That didn’t happen and so this team will be riding with the group of guys that got them to this point so far. HHH needs a win in the worst of ways. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are in danger of seeing their season go down in flames. However, if they want a way to get back on track a big win against the best team in the league would be a good way of doing it! Can they make it happen and take down BIGBOY! this week?
Prediction:
It is hard to tell exactly the team that HHH will be putting on the field this week as they have some roster moves to make but even still I don’t expect it to be enough for them to pull out the win. Now, it is possible that CMC doesn’t play this week AND now a possibility that C. Lamb is out. If that is the case then it opens the door slightly for HHH but I think BIGBOY! has too many weapons. BIGBOY! gets win # 8 on the year!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 11
- Record: Advantage HHH at 6-5
- PPG Avg: Advantage BIGBOY! 130.81 to 127.47
Bossman (7-1) vs DaUnderdog (4-4)
Bossman comes into this one having won 6 straight games and continue pushing BIGBOY! for the top spot in the league. DaUnderdog is still in mourning over the loss of D. Henry as they still can’t quite work up the nerve to drop him and have even left him in their starting lineup! No.. not even D. Henry can get you points with a cast on his foot! DaUnderdog is still very much in the race for the playoffs with a 4-4 record the question is can they find some way to replace those D. Henry points and keep pace with the rest of the field?
Prediction:
This is an interesting game as Bossman is hit hard with Bye weeks as they will be without Brady, Fournette, and Swift and not to mention Ridley likely doesn’t play again this week. That is a lot of firepower on the bench and it opens the door for DaUnderdog to come in and sneak out a win. I am not 100% sure what the roster make up will look like for DaUnderdog but just what I see I think there is a possibility of this being close. However, it is hard to pick against Bossman so I am going to go with them to get the win and move to 8-1 on the season!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 16
- Record: Advantage Bossman at 12-4
- PPG Avg: Advantage Bossman 123.70 to 112.95
Sportsfreak (4-4) vs U Don’t Know (3-5)
There is a bit of a trend I am seeing over the past few weeks and that is we are starting to see some teams making a run and pushing their way up the standings. Both of these two teams are in that category as they both have made their way out of the bottom of the standings and have moved up all the way into playoff positioning for Sportsfreak as they have now won three straight games. U Don’t Know isn’t quite in playoff positioning yet but they are not too far off as they have won three of their last 4 games to give the reigning champ a fighting chance! This is a big game for both teams but a slightly bigger game for U Don’t Know simply because of their records. U Don’t Know does however have a much easier schedule to finish out the season whereas Sportsfreak still has Bossman and BIGBOY! in their remaining schedule.
Prediction:
U Don’t Know has two of their best players currently out due to COVID (A. Rodgers and S. Barkley). Rodgers is out but it sounds as though there is a chance for Barkley. In addition, it doesn’t look good for OBJ playing AND T. Lockett is on a bye! That is a lot of firepower that may not be going this week for U Don’t Know. Sportsfreak on the other hand is at full strength outside of A. Brown on a bye. With that, I think they keep it rolling and get the win and push the reigning champ into a must win situation each week moving forward!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 15
- Record: Advantage Sportsfreak at 8-7
- PPG Avg: Advantage Sportsfreak 118.44 to 111.87
teamAlaska (5-3) vs Starrfavrerodg (3-5)
teamAlaska saw their 4 game winning streak come to an end last week but they will be looking to get back on track this week against a Starrfavrerodg team that has now lost three in a row and looks in danger of seeing their season slipping away! teamAlaska wants to get the win here as thier is 4 teams below them sitting at 4-4 and ready to push them out of the playoffs! Starrfavrerodg really needs this one to get back on track and given their remaining schedule this is a team that could make a run to close out the year!
Prediction:
Starrfavrerodg will be without DK Metcalf and TJ Hockenson this week which is not ideal as teamAlaska looks to have most of their key players and it looks like they will get D. Prescott back this week. I like teamAlasks to get back in the win column and send Starrfavrerodg to their 6th loss on the season and force them into a win out mentality the rest of the way!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 1
- Record: Advantage Starrfavrerodg at 1-0
- PPG Avg: Advantage Starrfavrerodg 152.19 to 102.02